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DEFINITION: v., To swap your lousy lunch for a way tastier one found in the shared office fridge. n., A lunch which is borrowed from a coworker and will not be returned until after it has been consumed.
Verboticisms
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Forayge
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: for aje
Sentence: Forsythe the Forensic Accountant on the fourth floor was famous because he would forayge in the fridge. He focussed on fabulous finds and would forge ahead of the noon rush to find filberts, feta, fontina, figs and Fanta. He filched things out of different lunch bags and filled his own lunch box with the fixings. Then he would calmly stroll into the lunch room and enjoy a free, filling and funtastic feast. He would purloin sirloin,pluck duck,plunder Wonder bread,rustle mussels,grab crab,rob Cobb and snitch sandwich with the slickness of any cat burglar. In his haste for taste one late morning, Fosythe failed to foresee the video camera which was installed in the lunch room. As he was hauled off in handcuffs, he all too late remembered that there was no such thing as a free lunch!
Etymology: foray (steal goods; take as spoils;briefly enter enemy territory;a sudden short attack) & forage (the act of searching for food and provisions;collect or look around for (food))
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COMMENTS:
A vision of people wandering from commerce to commerce, sneaking into lunch lounges and forayging, only to be chased out by indignant businesspeople or teachers or janitors. - zxvasdf, 2008-10-02: 09:36:00
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Kleptomanna
Created by: MissRabbit
Pronunciation: klěp'tō·man·uh
Sentence: Todd /tried/ to ignore the tantalizing aroma leaking from the office fridge, but after realizing his own tuna sandwich had spoiled, he couldn't resist the temptation anymore. Oh, that kleptomanna was the most delicious food he had ever tasted! It's not really stealing as long as he isn't caught, right?
Etymology: Klepto (slang, short for Kleptomaniac): A person who has a compulsion to steal. Manna: Divine or spiritual food.
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COMMENTS:
Excellent!! - Mustang, 2008-10-02: 03:25:00
great word - Jabberwocky, 2008-10-02: 09:18:00
Who knew theft could be so biblical? - zxvasdf, 2008-10-02: 09:34:00
Terrific - OZZIEBOB, 2008-10-03: 05:47:00
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Pilfridge
Created by: galwaywegian
Pronunciation: pill frij
Sentence: swapping a box of cold mcnuggets for chicked cordon bleu is not fair exchange, it's pilfridge
Etymology: fridge, pilferage.
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COMMENTS:
yes it is - Jabberwocky, 2007-11-05: 16:07:00
Spot on! - OZZIEBOB, 2007-11-05: 16:36:00
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Sandswicheroo
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: sand switch er roo
Sentence: Hungry Harry made sure he got to the lunchroom early every day, before his co-workers arrived. His mission was to pull the old sandswicheroo trick. He always brought the same thing, a sandwich made of buttered white bread and swapped it for a more interesting concoction. He had previously enjoyed hummus and veggies on pita, pate on rye, hearty chicken salad, roast beef and provolone and his all-time favourite after holidays, turkey sandwiches. He'd swap then eat at his desk and although many complained, no one could prove he had done the old sandswicheroo once again. This was especially galling to his colleagues, who, like he, all worked at FBI Headquarters!
Etymology: Sandwich (two (or more) slices of bread with a filling between them)& Switcheroo (trick where one thing is sneakliy swapped for another)
Eaterthief
Created by: abrakadeborah
Pronunciation: E-ter-theef
Sentence: Eggbert the eaterthief didn't think twice about taking what he wanted for lunch from others in his office.
Etymology: Eater-One who consumes food. Thief-A person who steals, especially secretly.
Fridganinja
Created by: LotusB
Pronunciation: Fridge-a-nin-ja
Sentence:
Etymology: Fridge (refrigerator) + Ninja (silent, stealthy mercenary agent) = Fridganinja
Pilfridge
Created by: galwaywegian
Pronunciation: pilll frihj
Sentence: The pilfridge was obviously perpetrated by the owner of the abandoned blandwich.
Etymology: pilferage, fridge
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COMMENTS:
excellent! - Nosila, 2010-03-02: 18:35:00
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Biloweme
Created by: NeuroGlyph
Pronunciation: Buy-low-me (rhymes with baloney)
Sentence: Biloweme is the spam of the anti healthy jam!
Etymology:
Sacklunch
Created by: Eyeshah
Pronunciation: /SAK-lunch/
Sentence: Beckoning Bill from the corner of the fridge was a mouth-watering, deli-made club sandwich. Against his better judgment, Bill decided to sacklunch it that day.
Etymology: sack(to pillage or loot after capture; plunder) + lunch
Fridgeraider
Created by: Mustang
Pronunciation: FRIDJ-ehr-ayder
Sentence: Dunston is a chronic fridgeraider, having no compulsion whatsoever about stealing other folks lunches from the office fridge.
Etymology: Blend of 'fridge' (refrigerator) and 'raider' (one who raids or steals)
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COMMENTS:
ha ha! good one! - libertybelle, 2012-12-05: 14:52:00
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Comments:
Today's definition was suggested by remistram. Thank you remistram! ~ James'
OZZIEBOB - 2007-11-05: 06:09:00
Good definition,REMI! During 40+ years of work, I found it to be a regular occurrence- probably happening somewhere right now!
mplsbohemian - 2007-11-05: 10:07:00
This has produced a great batch of words so far!
remistram - 2007-11-05: 10:47:00
It happens to all of us at least once during our working life!
purpleartichokes - 2007-11-05: 11:00:00
Happened with dip I brought in. Caught him in the act. Wouldn't be so bad if he wasn't double-dipping. And didn't have really poor oral hygiene. And I wasn't sure that it was his first offense and I had actually eaten the dip after him at some point. Yuck!
Today's definition was suggested by remistram. Thank you remistram. ~ James